Speeches by Shanks.

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but because it is a live planning application under independent examination, it is not possible for me to comment further. I obviously encourage him and his constituents to register with the Planning Inspectorate, if they have not done so already, so that they can share thei…”

“As I have said before from the Dispatch Box, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on live applications for obvious reasons. We look at every single application on its merits; even though we have ambitions for where we want to get to, individual planning applications are considered on the individual merits on w…”

“We see carbon capture as a hugely important part of how we decarbonise, and we have supported clusters already. We are looking at what a future model could look like; equally, we need to see other projects coming forward on commercial terms to ensure that they are viable. I continue to meet with all the clusters, and I…”

“As I have said before from the Dispatch Box, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on live applications for obvious reasons. We look at every single application on its merits; even though we have ambitions for where we want to get to, individual planning applications are considered on the individual merits on w…”

“We see carbon capture as a hugely important part of how we decarbonise, and we have supported clusters already. We are looking at what a future model could look like; equally, we need to see other projects coming forward on commercial terms to ensure that they are viable. I continue to meet with all the clusters, and I…”

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“With that new-found consensus on the clean power mission, I am happy to report to the House that we are making good progress towards our targets. We delivered the most successful renewables auction in history through allocation round 7, securing enough home-grown power for 11 million homes, as well as delivering a reco…”

“The provisions under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 drive industry action via due diligence and transparency to tackle forced labour in supply chains for solar panels. All procurement conducted under Government and GBE contracts is required to meet those standards.”

“The hon. Member is right about the ambition, and that is why we commissioned the independent review by my noble Friend Lord Whitehead. We will respond to that review in due course, and we are ambitious about the role that GGRs can play.”

“The hon. Member is right to champion her local community. I have met with those involved in the Dorset super cluster before, and I am happy to do so again, because we do see huge potential for the clean energy transition right across the country. As she rightly says, it is also about how we create good, well-paid jobs …”

“The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This is a crucial aspect of the local power plan. We need to support communities in developing the project, and then creating a market in which they can sell electricity locally. We are working with Ofgem and partners to ensure that can happen, and we will say more in due c…”

“The hon. Gentleman is right to highlight this issue. We have provided funding to support the development of carbon capture projects in Northern Ireland, such as Catagen’s biohydrogen reactor in Belfast. We welcome engagement on further carbon capture, usage and storage projects. It is a really important part of decarbo…”

“Well, it is a basic fact that the very short-term disruption at both Glasgow and Edinburgh airport was caused by driver disruption. That has now been resolved, and flights are carrying on as normal. There is not an issue with jet fuel in the UK at all; that is just a fact, and I am happy to put that on the record. My h…”

“As I said during the passage of the Great British Energy Bill, I agree with the hon. Member about the importance of tackling modern slavery as a country across supply chains and across the economy. It is right that we take action. We are tackling forced labour where we find it in global supply chains, and we want to go…”

“We are obviously very aware of the timeframe for when the price cap will be announced. We are working to that deadline. I cannot go into any more detail than that. You will appreciate that a huge amount of work going on, driven by the Prime Minister himself, to make sure that every bit of focus is brought to this. Ever…”

“It is important to restate to the public that the price cap is in place now, and that it has brought down bills by 7%. That is because of conscious decisions that the Government took in the Budget to take costs off bills and to put them into general taxation. That has brought down bills. Clearly, we are now in the obse…”

“For consumers, it would make no difference whatever. It is important to restate that. It would not take a penny off bills, and that has been our position consistently. When I was last in this Committee, I made the point that I will make again: oil and gas is hugely important to our energy mix and to our energy security…”

“Good morning. It is good to be with the Committee. I am Michael Shanks, the Minister of State for Energy, a portfolio that covers most of the energy system—from renewables to oil and gas, the transition and Great British Energy.”

“It is really important, and we are doing some work at pace on that at the moment. The Government’s wider clean energy mission will delink us from gas. We have already seen a significant decrease in the amount of time that gas is setting the price in our system, which is because of the renewables that we are bringing on…”

“I apologise if I misunderstood the Chair’s question. I heard “price” because it was related to the cost of energy, which was the preceding question. If I missed the question about supply, I apologise. I would have given a different answer, because you are right to say that 100% of North sea gas flows into the UK, so th…”